But she also took her devotion to the role a step further.ĭespite the film being told from when Dion was a baby, it was important for Lemercier to star as her in every scene – even when she’s a small child. It’s safe to say Lemercier is a Dion superfan she spent “a year and 19 days” reading every book and consuming all the information she could about Dion in order to write, direct in and star in the role. The film is a chronological telling of the singer’s life as a savant child through her marriage, the birth of her first son, the weeks she was put on vocal rest, and her life performing sold-out shows in Vegas each night, where she had a longtime residency that was one of the most lucrative contracts of all time ($100 million…no big deal). For her, the greatest part of Dion’s tale was the story of her and her first and only true love René Angélil, whom Dion met when she was 12 and he was 38. “When you are making biopics, it’s often about the dark side of somebody and this depressed thing, and it was not the case with Celine, and I liked that,” Lemercier told NYLON over Zoom. But the other, more likely reason, is because she never publicly battled addiction, depression, divorce, or anything most celebrities of her caliber have had to endure in the public eye.
When we think of pop divas, Dion often doesn’t come to mind – partially because she’s kept most of her life private. But the new, unauthorized biopic Aline, written, directed by, and starring the French actor Valérie Lemercier, sheds light on the lesser-known parts of the pop diva’s life, a life where “My Heart Will Go On” does not play a starring role.īorn the youngest of 14 children in Quebec, Dion was already a household name outside the U.S.
So the demo is the actual recording but after that, I've sang it at least three gazillion times."īut if Dion is one of the original members of the "I wasn't a fan of 'My Heart Will Go On'" club, there are others out there that feel the same way.For most of us, Celine Dion will forever be most known for “My Heart Will Go On,” the Titanic theme song that she recorded in one single, perfect take. And my husband said, 'Let's hold on,' to the writers he said, 'Let's try to make it a little demo.' So I sang the song once and they built the orchestra around it. On a recent Watch What Happens Live appearance (via Today), Dion told host Andy Cohen it was the "one song that I didn't want to record, and I'm glad that they did not listen to me." She continued, explaining, "I don't know. But she admits she wasn't crazy about the song from the start. Dion is a giant in the music industry, and her signature vocal style may be why Titanic's ballad, "My Heart Will Go On," is so iconic. Unless you well and truly hate music (which we admit is possible), there is no way you could have lived over the last two decades without hearing a song by Celine Dion.
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